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Halfway through a 19th-c. play by Peruvian author Clorinda Matto de Turner about Inca Princess Hima-Sumac's love triangle with Tupac-Amaru (pictured) and Gonzalo, a Spanish youth. As I am interested in female writers from the past & this work is not available in translation, I bit the bullet & am reading it in Spanish. It's difficult but doable.
It probably can count for #classicschallenge2025 @Lunakay
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We had Peruvian-style coffee after lunch today.
You start by making a strong cold-brew coffee extract. It needs to steep for 24 hours. You can then strain it & keep it in the fridge. When you want coffee, you pour some of the extract in a cup, dilute it to taste with hot (or cold) water. It is typically served with condensed milk. Very nice, very smooth. Will make again.

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José María Arguedas was a Peruvian teacher, writer, musicologist and ethnologist. He wrote in Quechua and in Spanish. Deep Rivers is a semi-autobiographical novel mostly set in & around Abancay, & told through the eyes of Ernesto, a young boarder whose dad is an itinerant lawyer (didn't know that was a thing!) It shows how violently hierarchical #Peru was at the start of the 20th c. A classic for good reason.
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1. After my adventure at Second Story Books last weekend, I went to my favorite winery where there was a Peruvian food truck. Inca Kola, chicken sandwich, and yuca fries. Plus they have finely started bottling Sauvignon Blanc.
2. New sun shirt from Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
3. The Nationals finally have a sponsor patch on their uniforms, and it‘s AARP 😂
4. Blue Diamond wasabi & soy sauce almonds are delicious. ⬇️
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I finished the book, but I didn't like it much. I think I see what the author tried to do: denounce corruption, esp. the collusion between rich/business people, politicians, police & gutter press by writing a novel that uses some of the same tricks that the gutter press uses, but it was very “blokey“ IYYWIM & I didn't enjoy the dated, male-gazey aspect of it, nor the undeveloped characters.
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I doubt I‘ve ever tried to read six books at the same time. But here I am giving it a try! It‘s too hard to pass up a good reading challenge! And I haven‘t even started my books I‘ve picked out for #Authoramonth this month.

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Tagged book mentions Peruvian singer-songwriter Felipe Pinglo Alva so I had to look him up and now I'm on Deezer, listening to a scratchy 78 rpm disc recording 😂 instead of reading the book (probably because I am finding it underwhelming so far).
ETA: the translators translated real song titles! Who does that? It takes some retroengineering and knowledge of Spanish to find them online.

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Peruvian food

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I really enjoy nonfiction when the author travels, meets new people, and learns about new cultures. MacQuarrie follows the Andes through Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina to research the Ice Maiden, Pablo Escobar, Hiram Bingham, and so much more. He uses today's issues, such as bringing back ancient weaving and interweaves it with the archeology of yesterday's events. The entire book kept me glued. #FoodandLit @texreader @Catsandbooks